My partner and I have been trying to conceive for two years and we've started handling the monthly disappointment completely differently — they want to keep talking about it and processing together while I need space to grieve privately first. We're both hurting but our hurt is creating distance instead of bringing us closer.
More people experience this than they realize.
The very thing that should unite two people — their shared longing — is pulling them apart because grief has its own timing that doesn't always sync.
“Where Are You with Grief rituals across cultures — what they accomplish?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.